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1. Stories of Buried Treasure (continued)

   

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   (1).

   There is a field in Gaulstown to which a lane leads from the road between New Ross and Waterford and gold is said to be hidden there. One night a party of men were to dig for it but they were not long at work when they were hunted away by the bull that is guarding it. The gold is said to have been hidden there by Freyne the robber.

   John Doherty,
   Ballinlammy,
   Glenmore,
   Co. Kilkenny. 15.11.37

   

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2. Stories of Buried Treasure

   

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   (2). In John Ennet's field Cappagh under a hawthorn shrub a crock of gold is supposed to be hidden. One night a number of men from Weatherstown went to Cappagh to dig for the treasure. They were the Cody's and Tom Reid. They sprinkled holy water where it was and as they were about to dig for the gold, they were startled by the noise of a horse trotting near them. They ran away and as they ran they saw a horse with his rider jump the gate and go

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyvoulera or Moulerstown, Co. Kilkenny